Anne Trafton is a guest contributor to MIT News.
MIT researchers have designed a biocompatible glue which seals wounds, stops bleeding and can potentially be used on both internal and external wounds.
MIT engineers have created a new diagnostic nanoparticle that can detect cancer proteins in a urine test and pinpoint a tumour's location.
Engineers at MIT and Harvard University have designed a face mask that can diagnose the wearer with COVID-19 within 90 minutes with disposable sensors.
MIT scientists are working on a more effective method of storing data using DNA, which can contain massive quantities at a very high density.
This new material created from carbon nanotubes can generate electricity by scavenging energy from its environment.
MIT researchers have generated what they describe as the most accurate and complete gene annotation of the SARS-CoV-2 genome, the virus that causes COVID.
Using robots in healthcare has benefits, particularly when reducing contact during COVID-19. Developments for further medical applications are underway.
Engineers at MIT and Imperial College London have developed a new way to generate tough, functional materials inspired by kombucha tea's fermentation process.
Textual analysis of social media posts on popular site Reddit finds users’ anxiety and suicide-risk levels are rising, among other negative trends.
A study of about 60 super-spreading events shows that events where one person infects more than six other people are much more common than expected.
A reusable face mask is being developed by a team from MIT. The mask will help to filter and kill COVID-19 by using a heating element formed by a copper wire and battery.
Researchers at MIT, MGH, and Harvard are now working on strategies for designing a universal flu vaccine, that could work against any flu strain.
It involves asking yourself, 'What if everyone did that?' and could have implications for the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
A team of researchers from MIT have found a way to grow bacteria linked to Crohn’s disease in a lab - a notoriously tricky task.
Chemists at MIT have developed a method to modify thermoset plastics that allows them to be more easily broken down without compromising their mechanical strength.
